Spanish Republican Army

The Spanish Republican Army was the main branch of the armed forces of the Second Spanish Republic, which lasted from 1931 to 29 March 1939. It had 750,000 troops, 1,500 pieces of artillery, and 800 tanks and armored vehicles at its height during the Spanish Civil War, during which it fought against the Spanish Nationalist Army, Nazi Germany, and Fascist Italy with assistance from advisors and volunteers from the Soviet Union and foreign volunteers from the International Brigades. The Republican Army was eventually defeated by Francisco Franco's Nationalist Spain in 1939.